Ready or not — Manziel raised Kingsbury's status

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Heisman finalist Notre Dame's linebacker Manti Te'o poses for photos during a press conference before the Heisman winner announcement Saturday Dec. 8, 2012 at the New York Marriott Marquis hotel in New York, New York.

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Heisman finalist Notre Dame's linebacker Manti Te'o poses for photos during a press conference before the Heisman winner announcement Saturday Dec. 8, 2012 at the New York Marriott Marquis hotel in New York, New York.